Georg Braun und Franz Hogenberg - Beschreibung und Contrafactur der vornembster Stät der Welt - 1574-2014

Description and contrafactur of the foremost city in the world.
This exclusive edition contains the most beautiful views of topography by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg. The publisher Müller & Schindler has published this masterpiece of cartography and city drawing, dating from 1574.
It is the most comprehensive and best-known city book from the late 16th century and bears the Latin name in the original:
Civitates Orbis Terrarum
This work was therefore written almost half a century before Matthäus Merian's famous Topographia Germaniae. The Flemish engraver Franz Hogenberg was in charge in Cologne, together with the Cologne theologian Georg Braun.
Under the title Civitates Orbis Terrarum, the work brought together views of all major and important cities in Europe, Asia, Africa and even America.
In detail, these are the following representations:
Title copperplate
London
Lisbon
Seville
Cadiz
Málaga
Toledo
Valladolid
Granada
Barcelona
Ecija
Burgos
San Sebastian
Paris
Montpellier
Tours
Poitiers
Rouen
Nîmes
Bordeaux
Lyon
Liège
Aachen
Mons
Arras
Brussels
Ghent
Bruges
Antwerp
s-Hertogenbosch
Lions
Mechelen
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Groningen
Brouwershaven
Gorinchem
Muenster
Osnabruck
Wesel
Braunschweig
Luneburg
Bremen
Stade
Lübeck
Hamburg
Weimar
Jena
Erfurt
Gotha
Fulda
Marburg
kassel
Wittenberg
Frankfurt/Oder
Wismar
Rostock
Dresden
Leipzig
Magdeburg
Prague
Cheb
Nuremberg
Ulm
Salzburg
Lindau
Swiss cities
Strasbourg
Heidelberg
Speyer
Worms
Frankfurt am Main
trier
Koblenz
Rothenburg
Mainz
Wurzburg
Customs
Cologne
augsburg
Munich
innsbruck
Freising
Noerdlingen
regensburg
Straubing
Vienna
Budapest
Milan
Venice
Genoa
Florence
Rome
Ancona
Naples
Parma
Siena
Palermo
Trapani
Messina
Cagliari
Valletta
Rhodes
Famagusta
Constantinople
Jerusalem
With a colored title page and approx. 60 double-page-sized, colored facsimile city views plus the corresponding city descriptions.
The maps are reproduced in the format of the original; the colors of the old colorings have been retained. Each facsimile is an individual product. Both craftsmanship and the latest technology are used in their production.
The cover itself is made of vegetable-tanned, fine full-grain cowhide with 6 false frets. Artistic, elaborate and decorative blind and real gold embossing on the book cover and spine complete the picture.
With magnificent title copperplate and double-sided views/maps/plates/vedutas in very beautiful, bright colors with accompanying text explanations.
The book block has a fine, shiny, three-sided gold edge.
Folio - format approx. 42 x 29 cm. Heavy and valuable handmade paper.
Included is the 40-page commentary booklet by Max Scheffold with sketches, photos and reproductions:
Publisher Müller & Schindler, Simbach am Inn 2015.
The book is in like-new condition.
Great book for all collectors and enthusiasts or a very decorative addition to your library.